PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisa Yiftos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slade
vs
Yiftos

195 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisa Yiftos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Yiftos misses.
Yiftos keeps the fight on the outside.
Yiftos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yiftos throws a series of punches but Slade avoids them all with ease.
Slade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yiftos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Yiftos.

Slade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slade has Yiftos pressed against the cage, preventing Yiftos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yiftos is trying to break the clinch but Slade has him pressed against the cage.
Yiftos blocking some punches.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yiftos misses with a punch to the body.
Slade misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Slade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sisa Yiftos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade tries to clinch up but Yiftos circles away and keeps his distance.
Slade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yiftos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yiftos swinging wildly here.
Slade looks to land a body kick but Yiftos moved away.
Yiftos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yiftos.
Slade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Tyrone Slade's cut is getting worse.
Yiftos misses with a combination
and Slade counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Slade.
Yiftos looks winded!

Slade rushes Yiftos and presses him up against the cage.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but Yiftos avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
Slade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yiftos or not.
Slade tries a body shot but Yiftos blocks it.
Slade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yiftos's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos is trying to force a seperation but Slade has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Slade - that landed with a thud.
Yiftos being controlled against the cage.

Slade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slade scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Slade.
Slade tries to land a leg kick but Yiftos saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Yiftos does no damage.
Yiftos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slade fakes the leg kick and cracks Yiftos in the body.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Slade lands a big head kick that sends Yiftos tumbling to the mat! Slade takes a step backwards and waves Yiftos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Sisa Yiftos has been cut.
Slade lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Slade cracks Yiftos with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yiftos looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slade finish him?

Yiftos is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Slade. Yiftos shrugs it off though.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Yiftos moves out of range easily.
Slade tries to clinch up but Yiftos circles away and keeps his distance.
Yiftos throws a series of punches but Slade avoids them all with ease.
Yiftos walks into a stiff left hand from Slade.
Yiftos is still on wobbly legs! Can Slade finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade cracks Yiftos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Yiftos falls to his knees and Slade doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Slade!
Tyrone Slade looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Was worried about the little fuckers speed advantage. Got the W.'.